Legal Opinion
Sartin v. City of Columbus Utilities Commission
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided September 27, 1976No. EC 76-31-KPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
READY, Chief Judge.
Invoking federal jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) for causes of action based upon 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 for actions arising under the United States Constitution, plaintiffs bring this action charging that they were deprived of their Fourteenth Amendment due process rights when their employment with the Utilities Commission of the City of Columbus, Mississippi, was terminated without prior notice and an opportunity to be heard. Plaintiffs also claim that they were terminated because of their age in violation of the Age…
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